| DINEEN | Molly ......, documentary film-maker who made her name with The Ark (1993) |
| BAINBRIDGE | Author who shared her name with the gem known as beryl and penned novels including An Awfully Big Adventure, The Dressmaker, Sweet William and Winter Garden (10) |
| PEEL | Diana Rigg made her name with which role? (,) |
| RYDER | Winona who made her name in Beetlejuice (5) |
| KIRSTIE | _ Allsopp, property expert who made her name on Location, Location, Location (7) |
| ISABELLA | Queen who made her name as a libel negotiator |
| LANDIS | John, U.S. film-maker who directed the 1980 musical comedy film The Blues Brothers (6) |
| RAIMI | Sam, film-maker who directed the 2013 fantasy film Oz The Great And Powerful (5) |
| AIDA | The Sopranos actress Turturro who shares her name with an opera |
| DATED | Went out with ... went out with the Ark (5) |
| MILOSFORMAN | Czech film maker who won a Best Director Oscar for the 1975 film One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (5,6) |
| TODD | **** Phillips, US film maker who directed the 2019 thriller film 'Joker' (4) |
| FRIEDKIN | William ******** late film maker who directed 'The French Connection' and 'The Exorcist' (8) |
| BARONESS | "G.I. Joe" villain who shares her name with a noblewoman's rank |
| KESHA | Singer who once spelled her name with a dollar sign |
| EVE | Rapper who shares her name with a biblical woman |
| ASIA | Mythical Oceanid who shares her name with a continent (4) |
| LULU | Alban Berg opera heroine who shares her name with a dwarf lupin (4) |
| SILK | Spider-Man character who shares her name with a spider's product |
| PENNYLANE | "Almost Famous" character who shares her name with a Beatles song |
